Hungary and Romania count on natural gas supplies from Azerbaijan, Peter Szijjarto, Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, wrote on Facebook, as he met with Romania’s Minister of Energy Virgil-Daniel Popescu. “On the one hand, both Romania and Hungary count on gas from Azerbaijan and on the other hand, are expecting to start gas…
Romanian Senator Alina Gorghiu met with Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan and shared her impression on her Twitter microblog. “Meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. Romania and Armenia should strengthen the parliamentary dialogue. We discussed means to do so. Glad to know that gender quotas work in Armenia. I am happy to learn…
On April 3, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania Bogdan Aurescu. The meeting started with tête-à-tête, then continued in an expanded format with the participation of two delegations. After the meeting the Ministers signed the “Joint Action Plan between the…
On April 3, the members of the Armenia-Poland Friendship Group met with the delegation led by the Head of the Poland-Armenia Friendship Group Radoslaw Fogiel. Welcoming the colleagues, the Head of the Armenia-Poland Friendship Group Arusyak Julhakyan highlighted the closer cooperation between the two countries, underscoring the cooperation and meetings formed between the Committees on…
Ambassador-at-Large Edmon Marukyan had meetings at the British foreign ministry and parliament where he presented information on the Azerbaijani blockade of the Lachin Corridor, its non-compliance with the International Court of Justice ruling and Baku’s latest actions. In a statement posted on social media, Marukyan said he also presented the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty negotiations process….
The Russian peacekeeping contingent recorded a violation of the ceasefire regime in Shushi region, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). This is stated in the official bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. “Regarding the fact, the command of the Russian peacekeeping troops is conducting an investigation,” the message reads.
In the March 31 summary, the Russian peacekeeping troops, presenting the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh control zone, noted: “The Russian peacekeeping troops continue to carry out tasks in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. At 30 observation posts, Russian peacekeepers monitor the situation and the maintenance of the ceasefire regime around the clock. Two cases of violation…
The Russian peacekeeping troops recorded one violation of the ceasefire regime in the Martuni region, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). There were no casualties or injuries. The command of the army is conducting an investigation with the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides regarding this fact. This is stated in the daily bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of the…
The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and in the zone of Nagorno-Karabakh is fraught with serious destabilization. This was announced on Friday at the CSTO Secretariat following an expanded meeting of the leadership at the headquarters of the organization, TASS reports. “According to the CSTO Secretary General, the situation in the South Caucasus remains fraught with…
Russia expects that the issue around Armenia’s possible joining the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court will be settled in an “allied manner,” Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a briefing today. “This topic is the subject of discussion during high-level contacts both in Moscow and Yerevan. I do not consider…
During the last week, the developments around the Lachin Corridor connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia are as follows: Azerbaijan not only continued the illegal blocking of Lachin Corridor, but also made another incursion into the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during the Government sitting. …
Azerbaijan is explicitly preparing to commit genocide in Nagorno Karabakh, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on March 30, during the government sitting. Speaking at the Cabinet meeting, PM Pashinyan once again responded to the false claims by Azerbaijan. He said that Armenia has never shipped arms to Nagorno Karabakh and does not maintain…
Nuclear fuel will be loaded into the first power unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant on April 27, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, TASS reports. “After fuel is loaded at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant on April 27, this facility will officially be considered nuclear”, he said during his speech in…
“Azerbaijan is a strategic partner of Israel”, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced during the joint press conference after the meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov, Azerbaijani media report. The Minister noted that the decision to open the Azerbaijani embassy in Israel shows the depth of strategic relations between the two countries. “For 30…
Azerbaijan is always ready to contribute to peace at regional and global levels, said Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov during the joint press conference after the meeting with his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen, Azerbaijani media report. According to the minister, Azerbaijan is always ready to contribute to peace, stability, and dialogue at the…
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov left for Israel and Palestine on an official visit. As part of the visit, meetings with high-ranking representatives of Israel and Palestine are planned for March 29-30. Bayramov will also participate in the opening ceremony of the Azerbaijani Embassy to Israel.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Masim Mammedov, who was appointed as the special representative of the President of Azerbaijan in Lachin region. During the meeting, Aliyev referred to the previous negotiation process of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, emphasized that the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs showed a special approach to Lachin region. “Armenia has always considered…
On March 28 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received Marcos Gómez Martínez, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Spain to the Republic of Armenia (residence in Moscow). The interlocutors commended the positive dynamic of the development of relations between Armenia and Spain and exchanged views…
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informed about the activities of the Russian peacekeeping troops in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone as of March 26, 2023. The Ministry informs that the Russian peacekeeping troops continue to carry out tasks in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. At the same time, it is noted that one violation…
On March 27, around 9 AM, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces tried to advance in the direction of one of the heights adjacent to the Stepanakert-Lisagor soil road. Due to the preventive actions of the servicemen of the Artsakh Republic (Nagorno-Karabakh) Armed Forces on combat duty in the mentioned area, the advance attempt of the Azerbaijani…
Following a 15-day delay, Mukhtar Mammadov, the first-ever ambassador of Azerbaijan to Israel, on Sunday evening presented his credentials to President Isaac Herzog, The Jerusalem Post reports. Mammadov, along with the ambassadors of Guatemala, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Suriname and Malawi, had originally been scheduled to present his credentials on March 9, which was a…
The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation recorded the violation of the contact line and the positional advance by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) on March 25, 2023. The daily bulletin of the Russian Peacekeepers in Artsakh reads: “On March 25, 2023, a unit of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, violating…
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Khoy City in northwestern Iran on Friday morning, IRNA reports. According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of the University of Tehran, the quake occurred at 06:46 a.m. local time at a depth of 8 kilometers. The latitude of the 5.6-magnitude quake was 38.412 degrees north and its…
Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday (March 24) that China has not provided significant weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine. “I’ve been hearing now for the past three months about China’s going to provide significant weapons to Russia,” Biden said at a news conference alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau….
Turkey to remove 101 million tons of garbage and rubble from February earthquakes This was reported on March 24 by the Hürriyet newspaper. The Ministry of the Environment of the country said that the volume of debris and debris left after the earthquakes is approximately 46 million cubic meters. More than 16 million tons of…
US State Department Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel commented on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s post on Twitter. “Secretary Blinken is very engaged in facilitating peace discussions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and we are encouraged by the progress made toward lasting and sustainable peace in the South Caucasus. We very much appreciate Nikol Pashinyan’s message on…
Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Georgia Crisis, referred to the normalization of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations at the 2nd anniversary event of the RA-EU Comprehensive and Extended Partnership Agreement organized at Armenia’s Embassy to Belgium. “Thank you Ambassador Anna Aghajanyan for hosting celebration of the second anniversary of Armenia – EU CEPA….
The Russian peacekeeping force recorded one violation of the ceasefire regime in the Shushi region, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) during the previous day, according to the official bulletin of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. There are no casualties. The fact is being investigated by the forces of the Russian peacekeeping force.
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan wrote on his Twitter that a peace treaty will be signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “There will be a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and it will be based on the joint official statements adopted at the highest level. There won’t be а new escalation! The international community…
Turkey has launched an investigation into 1,364 people who may be responsible for the destruction of buildings as a result of the earthquakes that occurred in the country in February. This was announced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in an interview with Turkish media, which was broadcast on his Twitter page. “Investigative actions have…
